These “checklists” will be posted from
the PCAF – ICEA staff on an ongoing basis
to help Christian educators with
tips, ideas, and instructions. 

Order: The Key to Good
Study and Delivery

He pondered, searched out and
arranged many proverbs. (Eccl. 12:9)

What to Do:

• Your well-planned study and delivery (or lack thereof) usually makes the difference between being an effective teacher and one who lacks ability (II Tim. 2:14-15).
• First, you must come away with some logical order from the results of your study, and then transfer the results of that order into your delivery (Eccl. 12:9-10). If it’s not clear in your head, chances are good, it won’t be clear to the students.
• “Random talks” and unsystematic teaching usually show a teacher’s lack of preparing and studying scriptures in an orderly way.
• Students who study want to hear lessons presented by the teacher in an orderly, logical, and understandable way (Acts 17:11-12).